History Fridge / TheUsualSuspects

** [[spoiler: Verbal mentions (not an exact quote) that part of what makes Keyser so dangerous is having the will to do what the other guy can't, then just a few scenes later we see him shoot the guy in the car that Keaton keeps threatening but never actually pulls the trigger.]]

** [[spoiler: When they are released from the lineup and go out on the street, while Keaton is talking to Edie Finneran, the camera cuts to each of the others. In one shot Verbal is holding/smoking his cigarette between thumb and forefinger and palm facing up. This is an Eastern European trait commonly picked up by others in the region like, say, Turkey.

* There are a few tip-offs that Verbal is Keyser Soze:
** Before Kujan arrives, Verbal is shown glancing around the office, noticing details that he can turn into his impromptu story.
** Before Verbal talks about Kobayashi, there's a shot of Verbal looking up at Kujan just as Kujan is taking a drink from his coffee mug, giving Verbal a clear view of the "Kobayashi" insignia on the bottom of the mug.
** Verbal mentions (not an exact quote) that part of what makes Keyser so dangerous is having the will to do what the other guy can't, then just a few scenes later we see him shoot the guy in the car that Keaton keeps threatening but never actually pulls the trigger.
** Verbal starts to recount incidents where he wasn't there. His arrest is the the only one not shown despite the fact that it is Verbal who is telling the story. The reason is of course because he is Soze and wasn't arrested.
** Verbal smiles slightly when convincing Kujan that Keaton is in fact dead, stating that he knows it for a fact.
* Peter Greene, the actor who played Redfoot was uncredited because the character never existed.
* The way things go down in the "jewel" heist is another point in favor of Verbal being Soze. First off, assuming that we can believe our resident UnreliableNarrator, Soze & Kobayshi set the robbery up in the first place so that when it went bad and Saul died, it would make the Suspects come to them and Saul's death would be blackmail material to use against the Suspects. That doesn't happen without the death of Saul Berg though. So when it looks like Keaton won't go through with his threats and kill Saul, who finally steps up to do it? Verbal. Why? Because he needs that death to lure the Suspects into a bigger trap.
* It's easier to realize that Verbal is lying when he starts to recount incidents where he wasn't there.

** Verbal mentions (not an exact quote) that part of what makes Keyser so dangerous is having the will to do what the other guy cant, then just a few scenes later we see him shoot the guy in the car that Keaton keeps threatening but never actually pulls the trigger.

!!FridgeLogic:

* Wait, did Verbal just tell a cop that he killed a man?
** Presumably, this is one of the things he already gave the details of to the court in order to earn immunity. By accepting immunity, you waive your 5th Amendment right against self incrimination, and you have to tell everything that happened. If you nevertheless refuse to testify to what you know after being granted immunity, you lose it and go to trial on even more serious charges.
* The characters are worried about killing Saul Berg, and this is presumably the reason Keaton didn't want to actually shoot, but what about the bodyguards?
* I wonder how good forensics was in 1995, and how much of the story could be confirmed or not by the resulting evidence (Whether the main characters were actually there, how they died, etc.)

** Interestingly as part of the above, Verbal's arrest is the the only one not shown despite the fact that it is Verbal who is telling the story. The reason is of course because he is Soze and wasn't arrested.
** Except that the audience itself is [[GenreBlindness Genre-Blind]], and so isn't sure what type of WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief to do.
** Another hint: when Kint explains to Kujan who Söze is, he talks with the confidence of someone who has feared the mythical mobster his whole life, yet in his story of meeting Kobayashi for the first time says "Who's Keyser Söze?" pointing that either he lied to his cronies to muddy the tracks or fabricated the story wholesale for Kujan's benefit.

* Dean Keaton makes a big deal about engaging two groups of heavily-armed and hyper-alert men, totaling over 20 people, in close quarters with just the four of them. He says the job is a suicide mission that can not be done. Keaton should know what he's talking about, being the most experienced of the group except Kint/Soze. With that in mind, the final raid seems too easy, and none of them get so much as a scratch before they were backstabbed by Soze. It seems a bit odd that an ex-criminal with as much experience as Keaton would be so wrong in his estimation until one remembers that Keaton thought they would be raiding a ship carrying cocaine. If the ship had been carrying 91 million dollars worth of cocaine, the guards would know the cargo. They would be very alert, ready for combat. In this circumstance, the raid probably would have been a suicide mission. But in reality there was no cocaine on the ship. Besides a handful of high-ups, most of the guards didn't know about the nature of the transaction any more than exchanging lots of money for one person. They probably were in the mindset of routine bodyguard job instead of being hyper-alert for a dangerous transaction, making them very unready for the attack. All of this was anticipated by Kint/Soze so he was sure he could get aboard to take out the rat.

** His response to hearing about Keyser Soze was "Oh, Fuck" as he had presumably originally planned to never have Keyser Soze become known.
*** It seems more likely that he was playing up the "fear" of hearing Soze's name, which both establishes Soze's reputation and plays up the Kint-persona of timidity and jumpiness. The threat of Soze's sadistic punishments is a major motivation for the group to actually follow through with the alleged suicide mission, after all.

*** It seems more likely that he was playing up the "fear" of hearing Soze's name, which both establishes Soze's reputation and plays up the Kint-persona of timidity and jumpiness. The threat of Soze's sadistic punishments is a major motivation for the group to actual follow through with the alleged suicide mission, so making his name known would work more in his favor.

*** It seems more likely that he was playing up the "fear" of hearing Soze's name, which both establishes Soze's reputation and plays up Kint's own persona of timidity and jumpiness. The threat of Soze's sadistic punishments is a major motivation for the group to actual follow through with the alleged suicide mission, so making his name known would work more in his favor.

** Presumably, this is one of the things he already gave the details of to the court in order to earn immunity.

** Verbal mentions (not an exact quote)that part of what makes Keyser so dangerous is having the will to do what the other guy cant, then just a few scenes later we see him shoot the guy in the car that Keaton keeps threatening but never actually pulls the trigger.

** Verbal mentions (not an exact quote)that part of what makes Keyser so dangerous is having the will to do what the other guy cant, then just a few scenes later we see him shoot the guy in the car that Keaton keeps threatening but never actually pulls the trigger, (i had already known the twist the first time i watched it so that may have been why that stood out to me)

* Dean Keaton makes a big deal about engaging two groups of heavily-armed and hyper-alert men, totaling over 20 people, in close quarters with just the four of them. He says the job is a suicide mission that can not be done. Keaton should know what he's talking about, being the most experienced of the group except Kint/Soze. With that in mind, the final raid seems too easy, and none of them get so much as a scratch before they were backstabbed by Soze]]. It seems a bit odd that an ex-criminal with as much experience as Keaton would be so wrong in his estimation until one remembers that Keaton thought they would be raiding a ship carrying cocaine. If the ship had been carrying 91 million dollars worth of cocaine, the guards would know the cargo. They would be very alert, ready for combat. In this circumstance, the raid probably would have been a suicide mission. But in reality there was no cocaine on the ship. Besides a handful of high-ups, most of the guards didn't know about the nature of the transaction any more than exchanging lots of money for one person. They probably were in the mindset of routine bodyguard job instead of being hyper-alert for a dangerous transaction, making them very unready for the attack. All of this was anticipated by Kint/Soze so he was sure he could get aboard to take out the rat.

FridgeBrilliance

* Peter Greene, the actor who played Redfoot was uncredited [[spoiler: because the character never existed.]]
* Dean Keaton makes a big deal about engaging two groups of heavily-armed and hyper-alert men, totaling over 20 people, in close quarters with just the four of them. He says the job is a suicide mission that can not be done. Keaton should know what he's talking about, being the most experienced of the group [[spoiler: except Kint/Soze]]. With that in mind, the final raid seems too easy, and none of them get so much as a scratch [[spoiler: before they were backstabbed by Soze]]. It seems a bit odd that an ex-criminal with as much experience as Keaton would be so wrong in his estimation until one remembers that Keaton thought they would be raiding a ship carrying cocaine. If the ship had been carrying 91 million dollars worth of cocaine, the guards would know the cargo. They would be very alert, ready for combat. In this circumstance, the raid probably would have been a suicide mission. But in reality there was no cocaine on the ship. Besides a handful of high-ups, most of the guards didn't know about the nature of the transaction any more than exchanging lots of money for one person. They probably were in the mindset of routine bodyguard job instead of being hyper-alert for a dangerous transaction, making them very unready for the attack. All of this was anticipated by [[spoiler: Kint/Soze]] so he was sure he could get aboard to take out the rat.
* The way things go down in the "jewel" heist is another point in favor of [[spoiler:Verbal being Soze]]. First off, assuming that we can believe our resident UnreliableNarrator, Soze & Kobayshi set the robbery up in the first place so that when it went bad and Saul died, it would make the Suspects come to them and Saul's death would be blackmail material to use against the Suspects. That doesn't happen without the death of Saul Berg though. So when it looks like Keaton won't go through with his threats and kill Saul, who finally steps up to do it? Verbal. Why? [[spoiler:Because he needs that death to lure the Suspects into a bigger trap.]]

* Dean Keaton makes a big deal about engaging two groups of heavily-armed and hyper-alert men, totaling over 20 people, in close quarters with just the four of them. He says the job is a suicide mission that can not be done. Keaton should know what he's talking about, being the most experienced of the group [[spoiler: except Kint/Soze]]. With that in mind, the final raid seems too easy, and none of them get so much as a scratch [[spoiler: before they were backstabbed by Soze]]. It seems a bit odd that an ex-criminal with as much experience as Keaton would be so wrong in his estimation until one remembers that Keaton thought they would be raiding a ship carrying cocaine. If the ship had been carrying 91 million dollars worth of cocaine, the guards would know the cargo. They would be very alert, ready for combat. In this circumstance, the raid probably would have been a suicide mission. But in reality there was no cocaine on the ship. Besides a handful of high-ups, most of the guards didn't know about the nature of the transaction any more than exchanging lots of money for one person. They probably were in the mindset of routine bodyguard job instead of being hyper-alert for a dangerous transaction, making them very unready for the attack. All of this was anticipated by [[spoiler: Kint/Soze]] so he was sure he could get aboard to take out the rat.

* Peter Greene, the actor who played Redfoot was uncredited [[spoiler: because the character never existed.]]

** Verbal smiles slightly when convincing Kujan that Keaton is in fact dead, stating that he knows it for a fact.

** His response to hearing about Keyser Soze was "Oh, Fuck" as he had presumably originally planned to never have Keyser Soze become known.

** Verbal mentions (not an exact quote)that part of what makes Keyser so dangerous is having the will to do what the other guy cant, then just a few scenes later we see him shoot the guy in the car that Keaton keeps threatening but never actually pulls the trigger, (i had already known the twist the first time i watched it so that may have been why that stood out to me)

** Verbal complains that he needs coffee or he'll get dehydrated. Coffee contains a large amount of caffeine, which actually accelerates dehydration. Verbal is faking his poor health.

** Verbal complains that he needs coffee or he'll get dehydrated. Coffee contains a large amount of caffeine, which actually accelerates dehydration. Verbal is faking his poor health.